Comparison
Flitch vs Basedash
Two AI-native BI tools aimed at different sizes of team. A price and governance comparison, checked against both products.
Which should you choose?
Flitch builds dashboards, apps and reports as real web applications, not charts on a canvas, with a semantic layer, more direct database support, and a free tier against a $1,000 per month floor. Both offer SSO and an audit log, ours on Business and theirs on a custom Enterprise contract. Both can act on the data on a schedule, though Basedash sends a written analysis where a workflow transforms the rows and can write a table or post them on. Basedash is the better choice if you need SCIM or self-hosting today, or want managed pipelines from hundreds of SaaS tools.
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Flitch vs Basedash at a glance
| Flitch | Basedash | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Free tier, then $20/user/month (Pro) | $1,000/month floor, no smaller tier |
| Users covered | Per user, on every paid plan | Up to 25 on the one published tier |
| What you get out | Dashboards, apps and written reports, generated as code you can edit and extend | Charts and dashboards inside Basedash |
| Free tier | Yes, 100 dashboards, 10 integrations and 3 workflows | No, 14-day trial |
| AI included | The plan fee is the credit allowance: $20 buys 200 credits worth $20 | $1,000 of credits bundled, usage above that billed extra |
| Integrations | 61, including file upload, an AI API finder and input tables | 750+ total, but 11 databases. The rest sync through Basedash Warehouse |
| Direct database support | 18 databases and 3 warehouses | 11 databases |
| How the numbers are computed | Generated SQL, aggregated at the source against the semantic layer | Queried at the source, or from data synced into Basedash Warehouse |
| Costs beyond the sticker price | None. Credits are the whole bill | AI usage above the bundled $1,000, and your own infrastructure if you self-host |
| Semantic layer | Yes, with relationships and calculations | Yes, governed metrics |
| Dashboard creation | AI generates the dashboard as code you can edit | AI generates charts and dashboards |
| Public publishing | Custom domains, password protection, email-restricted sharing | Public embed links and shared URLs |
| Embedding | Iframe embed with Ask AI | Iframe embed plus full-app embed behind JWT SSO |
| Enterprise governance | SAML and OIDC SSO on Business, audit log with CSV, JSONL and OCSF export plus a SIEM API; SCIM only under an Enterprise agreement | SSO, SCIM and audit logs, on a custom Enterprise contract |
| Self-hosting | Deployment in your own cloud, under an Enterprise agreement | Yes, on a custom Enterprise contract |
| Write-back | Input tables, so an app or dashboard accepts data entry | Not offered |
| Acting on the data | Workflows: triggered steps that filter, total or join rows, then email them, post them to a webhook or save them as a dataset | Automations on a schedule, or when a SQL query returns new rows, each producing a written analysis sent to Slack or email |
| Fastest refresh | 12 hours free, 1 minute on paid | Configurable 10 to 60 seconds |
How much do Flitch and Basedash actually cost?
Both price the same way: the subscription fee is an AI credit allowance. Basedash has one published tier at $1,000 per month covering up to 25 users, with $1,000 of AI credits bundled and usage above that billed on top. Flitch does the same thing per seat, at $20 per user per month for 200 credits per user, worth $20, with a free tier of 40. The difference is the floor. There is nothing below $1,000 at Basedash and no free plan, so a team of three pays $333 a head. Flitch starts at nothing and rises a seat at a time, and it stays lower across the whole range that tier covers: 25 people is $500 against $1,000, and $20 a head against $40. Where Basedash comes out ahead at that size is the bundled AI, since $1,000 of credits is more than 25 Flitch seats include.
Which one connects to more data sources?
On headline count, Basedash, and it is not close: 750+ against 61. Break the number down, though, and the two are strong in different places. Basedash’s own data sources page lists 11 databases; the rest of the 750+ are SaaS tools synced through its Basedash Warehouse product, weighted heavily to marketing (247), engineering (94) and finance (98). Flitch connects to 18 databases and 3 warehouses directly, so for backend sources it reaches more, not fewer, and it queries them rather than syncing copies. It also has three routes Basedash does not offer at all: direct file upload, an AI API finder that locates and pulls a public API for you, and input tables, where a published dashboard collects data from the people looking at it. So the honest split is that Basedash is far ahead on breadth of SaaS pipelines, and Flitch is ahead on direct database coverage and on getting data in when no connector exists.
What does each one actually produce?
Basedash produces charts and dashboards inside Basedash, backed by a semantic layer so a metric means the same thing everywhere. Flitch produces dashboards, apps and written reports, each a web application: real code you can edit in natural language or directly, published on your own domain. That gap widens the further you go from a standard chart. A Basedash dashboard is assembled from what Basedash offers. A Flitch page can carry custom layouts and components, collect data through input tables so it works as an app, run a workflow from a button, and let viewers question it with Ask AI without an account. One is internal BI; the other is closer to a product you can hand to a client.
Which is better for governance and larger teams?
Basedash, on balance, though the gap has narrowed. It ships SSO, SCIM provisioning and audit logs on its Startup tier, offers self-hosting, and supports full-app embedding behind JWT single sign-on so customers can use the product inside yours. Flitch has SSO on Business over both SAML and OIDC, run against Okta and Microsoft Entra, and verifies your domain by DNS before routing anyone through it. It also has an audit log across every team in the business, exportable as CSV, JSONL or OCSF, with an API a SIEM can poll continuously. Tenants are isolated at the database level, and published dashboards can be password-protected or restricted to named email addresses. What Flitch does not have is SCIM, full-app embedding, or self-hosting outside an Enterprise agreement. If SCIM or self-hosting are on your requirements list, this comparison is already over.
Which gets you a first dashboard faster?
Both promise prompt-to-dashboard and both deliver it. The practical difference is what stands between you and the first attempt. Flitch has a free tier, so the first dashboard costs nothing and needs no conversation. Basedash runs a 14-day trial with no credit card, then a $1,000 per month decision. For evaluating whether AI-generated dashboards suit how you work at all, the free tier is the lower-risk path. For committing a team to a data platform, a trial plus a sales conversation is arguably the more honest process.
Choose Basedash if
- SCIM provisioning is non-negotiable and you want it on a published plan rather than under an Enterprise agreement
- You need to self-host on a published plan, rather than under an Enterprise agreement
- Your data lives in the long tail of SaaS tools, especially marketing or HR, and you want the pipelines managed for you
- You want to embed a full analytics experience inside your own product behind SSO
- You are close to 25 users and lean hard on AI, where $1,000 of bundled credits is more than 25 Flitch seats include
Choose Flitch if
- Cost matters at any size that tier covers: 25 seats on Flitch is $500 against $1,000, and one person is $20 against $1,000
- You want to try AI dashboards for free before deciding anything
- You want a semantic layer with relationships and calculations without a $1,000 floor
- Your data is in a database: Flitch connects to 18 against Basedash’s 11
- The dashboard is going to be published, sent to a client, or embedded in a public site
- You want to edit the generated dashboard as code rather than accept what the tool produced
- You want an app that collects data through input tables, next to the dashboards on the same data
- Your AI spend is the number that decides it: under an Enterprise agreement you connect your own provider key and the model cost is billed to your account, not bundled into a subscription
Flitch vs Basedash FAQ
Is Flitch a direct replacement for Basedash?
For most teams, yes. Both connect your data, generate dashboards from a plain-language description, offer a semantic layer, support SSO and keep an exportable audit log. The genuine gaps are SCIM and self-hosting, which Basedash ships on a published tier and Flitch offers only under an Enterprise agreement. If you need either without a sales conversation, no price advantage substitutes for it.
Why is Basedash so much more expensive?
It is sold to teams rather than individuals, with a single $1,000 per month tier covering up to 25 users and nothing below it. That buys managed pipelines from 750+ sources, self-hosting and enterprise identity features. If you do not need those, you are paying the floor for capability you will not use.
Can both publish dashboards publicly?
Yes, though differently. Basedash offers public embed links and shared URLs. Flitch publishes to a URL you can put on a custom domain, with optional password protection or email-restricted access, and viewers can question the data with Ask AI.
Does Flitch have a semantic layer?
Yes, including relationships between entities and reusable calculations, so a metric means the same thing across every dashboard built on it. Both products have one, so this is no longer a reason to choose Basedash.
Which has more integrations?
Basedash on the headline number, 750+ against 61, almost all of it SaaS tools synced through Basedash Warehouse. For databases specifically it inverts: Basedash lists 11, Flitch connects to 18 plus 3 warehouses. Flitch also covers file upload, an AI API finder and input tables, which a connector list cannot.
How does Flitch bill AI?
The plan fee is the credit allowance. $20 per user per month on Pro buys 200 credits per user at $0.10 each, and an action costs whole credits depending on how much work the model does. Measured across real usage, a dashboard generation is typically 5 credits and an edit 2, and every charge is itemised in your usage history. Plan credits reset monthly and purchased credits never expire.